7.1 Consists of two quite different forms. The nominate race erythropthalmus Orange-eyed Thornbird has an orange iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with rufous only on the forecrown. Below olive-brown, lighter than above, throat rufous. Tail entirely rufous. <NFerrugineigula Red-Eyed Thornbird has a red iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with the entire crown back to the nape deep rufous. The throat and breast are orange with a rusty tinge becoming buff-yellow on the belly and brown on the lower flanks. The tail is dark brown with the three outer rectrices rusty.
Erythropthalmus | In the beginning, what Sick calls a horizontal introductory sequence "chri chri chri", then a descending drawn out "ziieep ziiep ziiep ziiep zieep". Calls are a repeated "zik zik zik zik" and "qui qui qui". Can be heard on ^113. The first part of track 3 which sounds much like the song of / ferrugineigula , but appears to be somewhat higher pitched and thinner, was recorded at Picinguaba near Ubatuba <NFerrugineigula | a quite different repeated "Ku quiu quiu quiu quiu quiu ku". This song is described in ^44. It gives also a sequence of "zeck" or "zjet" calls.
Well hidden in its swampy habitat, hopping around within thickets, a skulker, even when singing. The best way to observe this species is to locate a nest and watch the birds build or feed.
Nest is a prominent structure, often easy to find | a conglomerate of twigs, about 1 foot long, suspended from a branch and hanging over water or swampland. It has a main- and an ante-chamber Sick ^30 .
In thickets bordering swampy areas and in wet swampy and brushy sand forest. Also in gallery scrub along brooks. Local, but not uncommon.
Erythropthalmus occurs coastally and north from Est. S<C4>o Paulo. Ferrugineigula is found further south and inland. There are four specimens of ferrugineigula from<8E>Mogi das Cruzes Jos<CA> Lima, 3-29-1933 in the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, MA. Near<8E>Taubate<8E>both forms occur, but erythropthalmus only on the east side of the valley ^47 . Both forms occur sympatrically at Campo Grande, S<C4>o Paulo City and near Visconde de Mau<C2>, Est. Rio de Janeiro ^46 .
The sympatric occurrence of two different races suggests they are different species.
1703 Calls of erythropthalmus. Serra Bocaina, near S. Jose do Barreiro, 11<10>3<10>93. Sunny, 23<91>C. Open secondary forest.: 3115 Song of erythropthalmus. Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. 12 sec 11<10>20<10>98. Cloudy, 20<91>C. Bushes in swampy area. With /Drymophila ferruginea . remainder 10<10>16<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp in forest. With /Tolmomyias sulphurescens, Terenura maculata, Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus .: 8751 35sec Calls of erythrophthalmus, 12sec , song of erythrophthalmus, 10<10>15<10>99, Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp in forest. With / Thryothorus longirostris .: 7544 Song, calls of erythrophthalmus. 34sec Cornell Cat 47990. With /Saltator similis, Columba plumbea . plus 13sec Song. Cornell Cat 47884. both Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, 10<10>24<10>89. Recording by P. Isler.: 7332 Song of ferrugineigula. Cornell Cat 19096. Encruzilhada Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, 10<10>25<10>72. Recording by Recording by W. Belton.: 12403 Song of ferrugineigula. Cornell Cat 32175. Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, 11<10>22<10>82. T. Parker.:
2055 > ferrugineigula: A4 Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus erythrophthalms building nest. Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Photograph by Fritz Mueller.: 2000 erythropthalmus:
A71 Nest and environs. Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Photograph by Fritz Mueller.:
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Structured account sections
Description
7.1 Consists of two quite different forms. The nominate race erythropthalmus Orange-eyed Thornbird has an orange iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with rufous only on the forecrown. Below olive-brown, lighter than above, throat rufous. Tail entirely rufous. <NFerrugineigula Red-Eyed Thornbird has a red iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with the entire crown back to the nape deep rufous. The throat and breast are orange with a rusty tinge becoming buff-yellow on the belly and brown on the lower flanks. The tail is dark brown with the three outer rectrices rusty.
Voice
Erythropthalmus | In the beginning, what Sick calls a horizontal introductory sequence "chri chri chri", then a descending drawn out "ziieep ziiep ziiep ziiep zieep". Calls are a repeated "zik zik zik zik" and "qui qui qui". Can be heard on ^113. The first part of track 3 which sounds much like the song of / ferrugineigula , but appears to be somewhat higher pitched and thinner, was recorded at Picinguaba near Ubatuba <NFerrugineigula | a quite different repeated "Ku quiu quiu quiu quiu quiu ku". This song is described in ^44. It gives also a sequence of "zeck" or "zjet" calls.
Behavior
Well hidden in its swampy habitat, hopping around within thickets, a skulker, even when singing. The best way to observe this species is to locate a nest and watch the birds build or feed.
Breeding
Nest is a prominent structure, often easy to find | a conglomerate of twigs, about 1 foot long, suspended from a branch and hanging over water or swampland. It has a main- and an ante-chamber Sick ^30 .
Habitat and status
In thickets bordering swampy areas and in wet swampy and brushy sand forest. Also in gallery scrub along brooks. Local, but not uncommon.
Distribution
Erythropthalmus occurs coastally and north from Est. S<C4>o Paulo. Ferrugineigula is found further south and inland. There are four specimens of ferrugineigula from<8E>Mogi das Cruzes Jos<CA> Lima, 3-29-1933 in the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, MA. Near<8E>Taubate<8E>both forms occur, but erythropthalmus only on the east side of the valley ^47 . Both forms occur sympatrically at Campo Grande, S<C4>o Paulo City and near Visconde de Mau<C2>, Est. Rio de Janeiro ^46 .
Taxonomy notes
The sympatric occurrence of two different races suggests they are different species.
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Release history
This work was published as three separate releases: the Disc 3 release first, the Disc 2 release later, and the Disc 1 release in 2011. Differences between them are historical release differences and are never merged.
Disc 3in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 2in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
Disc 1 (2011)in this release's bird list(aux_nonzero;local_checklist_byte45_flag_1)
In the 2011 Disc 1 revision, part of this account was truncated at exactly 512 bytes (a 2011 mastering defect). The earlier releases preserve the complete text.
Truncated sections in the 2011 revision: description; voice. The complete earlier text is shown beneath each truncated section.
Description Disc 1 (2011)
7.1 Consists of two quite different forms. The nominate race erythropthalmus Orange-eyed Thornbird has an orange iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with rufous only on the forecrown. Below olive-brown, lighter than above, throat rufous. Tail entirely rufous. <nFerrugineigula Red-Eyed Thornbird has a red iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with the entire crown back to the nape deep rufous. The throat and breast are orange with a rusty tinge becoming buff-yellow on the belly and brown on the lowe
Disc 1 (2011) text ends here — truncated at exactly 512 bytes in the 2011 mastering (historical defect, kept as recovered).
Complete earlier text — Disc 3 release (earliest) (70 bytes lost in 2011)
7.1 Consists of two quite different forms. The nominate race erythropthalmus Orange-eyed Thornbird has an orange iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with rufous only on the forecrown. Below olive-brown, lighter than above, throat rufous. Tail entirely rufous. <nFerrugineigula Red-Eyed Thornbird has a red iris. It is olive-chestnut-brown above with the entire crown back to the nape deep rufous. The throat and breast are orange with a rusty tinge becoming buff-yellow on the belly and brown on the lower flanks. The tail is dark brown with the three outer rectrices rusty.
Shown for comparison from the Disc 3 release (earliest); it does not repair or replace the Disc 1 (2011) historical text above.
Voice Disc 1 (2011)
Erythropthalmus | In the beginning, what Sick calls a horizontal introductory sequence "chri chri chri", then a descending drawn out "ziieep ziiep ziiep ziiep zieep". Calls are a repeated "zik zik zik zik" and "qui qui qui". Can be heard on ^113. The first part of track 3 which sounds much like the song of / ferrugineigula , but appears to be somewhat higher pitched and thinner, was recorded at Picinguaba near Ubatuba <nFerrugineigula | a quite different repeated "Ku quiu quiu quiu quiu quiu ku". This song
Disc 1 (2011) text ends here — truncated at exactly 512 bytes in the 2011 mastering (historical defect, kept as recovered).
Complete earlier text — Disc 3 release (earliest) (73 bytes lost in 2011)
Erythropthalmus | In the beginning, what Sick calls a horizontal introductory sequence "chri chri chri", then a descending drawn out "ziieep ziiep ziiep ziiep zieep". Calls are a repeated "zik zik zik zik" and "qui qui qui". Can be heard on ^113. The first part of track 3 which sounds much like the song of / ferrugineigula , but appears to be somewhat higher pitched and thinner, was recorded at Picinguaba near Ubatuba <nFerrugineigula | a quite different repeated "Ku quiu quiu quiu quiu quiu ku". This song is described in ^44. It gives also a sequence of "zeck" or "zjet" calls.
Shown for comparison from the Disc 3 release (earliest); it does not repair or replace the Disc 1 (2011) historical text above.
Behavior Disc 1 (2011)
Well hidden in its swampy habitat, hopping around within thickets, a skulker, even when singing. The best way to observe this species is to locate a nest and watch the birds build or feed.
Breeding Disc 1 (2011)
Nest is a prominent structure, often easy to find | a conglomerate of twigs, about 1 foot long, suspended from a branch and hanging over water or swampland. It has a main- and an ante-chamber Sick ^30 .
Habitat and status Disc 1 (2011)
In thickets bordering swampy areas and in wet swampy and brushy sand forest. Also in gallery scrub along brooks. Local, but not uncommon.
Distribution Disc 1 (2011)
Erythropthalmus occurs coastally and north from Est. S<C4>o Paulo. Ferrugineigula is found further south and inland. There are four specimens of ferrugineigula from<8E>Mogi das Cruzes Jos<CA> Lima, 3-29-1933 in the Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, MA. Near<8E>Taubate<8E>both forms occur, but erythropthalmus only on the east side of the valley ^47 . Both forms occur sympatrically at Campo Grande, S<C4>o Paulo City and near Visconde de Mau<C2>, Est. Rio de Janeiro ^46 .
Taxonomy notes Disc 1 (2011)
The sympatric occurrence of two different races suggests they are different species.
Historical taxonomy
WORLD
phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
Red-eyed Thornbird
Furnariidae,Synallaxinae
Spinetails,Castaneros
CLEMENTS
phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
Red-eyed Thornbird
Furnariidae,Synallaxinae
Spinetails,Castaneros
AOU_HM
phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
Red-eyed Thornbird
Furnariidae,Synallaxinae
Spinetails,Castaneros
Recordings
1703.mp3
1703 Calls of erythropthalmus. Serra Bocaina, near S. Jose do Barreiro, 11<10>3<10>93. Sunny, 23<91>C. Open secondary forest.
3115 Song of erythropthalmus. Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. 12 sec 11<10>20<10>98. Cloudy, 20<91>C. Bushes in swampy area. With /Drymophila ferruginea . remainder 10<10>16<10>99. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp in forest. With /Tolmomyias sulphurescens, Terenura maculata, Herpsilochmus rufimarginatus .
8751 35sec Calls of erythrophthalmus, 12sec , song of erythrophthalmus, 10<10>15<10>99, Picinguaba, east of Ubatuba. Sunny, 30<91>C. Swamp in forest. With / Thryothorus longirostris .
7544 Song, calls of erythrophthalmus. 34sec Cornell Cat 47990. With /Saltator similis, Columba plumbea . plus 13sec Song. Cornell Cat 47884. both Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, 10<10>24<10>89. Recording by P. Isler.
